Hebrew · Strong's H397 · Name
אָכִישׁ
a·khish
Achish
21times used
20verses
2books
How it's translated
- achish20
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.21.10;
son of: Maoch (H4582); also called Abimelech (NIV: Abimelek) at Psa.34.1;
Also named: a.vi.me.lekh (אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ "Abimelech" H0040I)
§ Achish = "I will blacken (or terrify)" or "only a man"
Philistine king of Gath
Where it appears
- 1 Samuel18
- 1 Kings2
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.